Finnish word senses marked with topical category "Military ranks"
Parent categories: Military, Positions of authority, Titles, Society, Leaders, Occupations, People, Work, Human, Human activity, Human behaviour
Total 46 word senses
- alikersantti (Noun) The lowest NCO rank in the Finnish defence forces.
- aliluutnantti (Noun) The lowest officer rank in the Finnish navy. The official English translation is ensign (formerly sub-lieutenant).
- amiraali (Noun) admiral
- autosotamies (Noun) a private in the Finnish transport corps; driver
- brigadööri (Noun) brigadier
- eversti (Noun) colonel
- everstiluutnantti (Noun) A lieutenant colonel.
- faanjunkkari (Noun) fanjunkare
- jääkäri (Noun) rifleman (private in the (light) infantry)
- kaartinjääkäri (Noun) a private in the Guard Jaeger Regiment
- kapteeni (Noun) captain (Finnish Army, Finnish Air Force (not the Finnish Navy), and foreign militaries)
- kapteeniluutnantti (Noun) An officer rank in the Finnish navy. The official English translation is lieutenant senior grade.
- kenraali (Noun) general
- kenraaliluutnantti (Noun) A lieutenant general
- kenraalimajuri (Noun) A major-general; a major general
- kenttämarsalkka (Noun) field marshal
- kersantti (Noun) A military rank in the Finnish defence forces, officially regarded as equivalent to sergeant (in the army and air force) or petty officer second class (in the navy).
- komentaja (Noun) An officer rank in the Finnish navy. The official English translation is commander.
- komentajakapteeni (Noun) An officer rank in the Finnish navy. The official English translation is lieutenant commander.
- kommodori (Noun) An officer rank in the Finnish navy. The official English translation is captain.
- kontra-amiraali (Noun) An officer rank in the Finnish navy. The official English translation is rear admiral.
- kornetti (Noun) A second lieutenant (cornet) in the cavalry.
- korpraali (Noun) A rank above private in the rank and file of the Finnish Army and Air Force. The official English translation is private first class (formerly lance corporal).
- lentosotamies (Noun) The lowest rank in the air force.
- lippueamiraali (Noun) An officer rank in the Finnish navy. The official English translation is commodore.
- luutnantti (Noun) The second-lowest junior officer rank ("OF-2") in the Finnish defence forces (the official English translation used by the army and air force is lieutenant; and by the navy, lieutenant junior grade; the corresponding rank in the US Navy is lieutenant and in the UK Royal Navy it is sub-lieutenant).
- majuri (Noun) A major
- marsalkka (Noun) marshal
- matruusi (Noun) seaman apprentice (official translation in the Finnish Navy), seaman (lowest rank in the navy)
- prikaatikenraali (Noun) brigadier general (military rank in the Finnish army and the Air Force, above colonel and below major general)
- pursimies (Noun) An NCO rank in the Finnish Navy. The official English translation is chief petty officer.
- ratsumestari (Noun) A captain in the cavalry.
- sotamarsalkka (Noun) field marshal
- sotamies (Noun) private (soldier of the lowest rank)
- sotilasmestari (Noun) The highest NCO rank in the Finnish defence forces. The official English translation is sergeant major in the Army and the Air Force and master chief petty officer in the Navy (formerly chief warrant officer for both).
- suuramiraali (Noun) grand admiral (rank in German navy, above ordinary admirals)
- tykkimies (Noun) gunner; a private in the artillery
- vara-amiraali (Noun) An officer rank in the Finnish navy. The official translation is vice admiral.
- viestimies (Noun) signalman (private in the signal corps)
- vänrikki (Noun) The lowest officer rank in the Finnish army. The English translation used by the army is second lieutenant.
- vääpeli (Noun) An NCO rank in the Finnish army and air force. The official English translation is sergeant first class (formerly warrant officer).
- ylikersantti (Noun) An NCO rank in the Finnish defence forces. The official English translation used by the army and air force is staff sergeant, and by the navy, petty officer first class.
- yliluutnantti (Noun) An officer rank in Finnish defence forces. The official English translation used by the army and air force is first lieutenant (formerly senior lieutenant); and by the navy, lieutenant.
- ylimatruusi (Noun) A rank in the Finnish Navy right above matruusi (“seaman apprentice”). The official translation into English is seaman (formerly able seaman).
- ylipursimies (Noun) an NCO rank in the Finnish navy; equivalent to senior chief petty officer
- ylivääpeli (Noun) An NCO rank in the Finnish Army and Air Force, between vääpeli and sotilasmestari; officially translated into English as master sergeant (formerly senior warrant officer).
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